1997–98 USM Alger season

In the 1997–98 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 22nd time They competed in Ligue 1, the Algerian Cup, the Algerian League Cup, the African Cup Winners' Cup, and the CAF Champions League. In the 1997–98 season witnessed the return of former coach Younes Ifticène who was behind the rise in the 1994–95 season, in 1997 CAF Champions League USMA participated for the first time a new copy of the competition Where they reached the group stage and in the last match against Primeiro de Agosto USM Alger won with a single goal that was not enough to qualify for the final after a major conflict with Moroccan club Raja Casablanca Which at the same time in South Africa scored the winning goal in the last minute and qualified for the final, In 1997–98 season Algerian Football Federation change league system to the groups USMA signed in the group B with strong teams such as ES Setif, JS Kabylie and MC Alger side managed to qualify for the final 3 points form JS Kabylie Then in the final against USM El Harrach at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 USM Alger lost the title 2–3 after they advanced (2–0) 20 minutes before the end of the match to receive a full team of three goals, in the final minute USMA get a Penalty kick Its lost by defender Mounir Zeghdoud The Reds and Blacks ends the season without a title.

USM Alger
1997–98 season
PresidentSaïd Allik
Head coachYounès Ifticen
StadiumOmar Hamadi Stadium
Division 1Runners–up
Algerian CupRound of 16
Algerian League CupQuarter-final
CAF Champions LeagueGroup stage
African Cup Winners' CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Réda Zouani (4 goals)

All:
Tarek Hadj Adlane (6 goals)

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 15 6 7 2 18 13 +5 040.00 N/A Runners–up 1 January 1998 29 June 1998
Algerian Cup 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 066.67 Round of 64 Round of 16 16 March 1998 13 April 1998
Algerian League Cup 4 2 1 1 13 3 +10 050.00 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 2 October 1997 16 October 1997
CAF Champions League 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 050.00 Group stage 24 August 1997 8 November 1997
African Cup Winners' Cup 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 First Round 26 April 1998 8 May 1998
Total 30 15 10 5 49 24 +25 050.00

Division 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 USM Alger (Q) 14 6 7 1 16 10 +6 25 Qualified for the championship final
2 JS Kabylie 14 6 4 4 14 11 +3 22
3 ES Mostaganem 14 6 3 5 20 16 +4 21
4 ES Sétif 14 4 6 4 15 15 0 18
5 MC Alger 14 3 7 4 8 11 3 16
6 AS Aïn M'lila 14 2 9 3 8 11 3 15
7 WA Boufarik 14 1 9 4 11 12 1 12
8 USM Blida 14 1 9 4 9 13 4 12
Source: rsssf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 6 7 1 16 10  +6 25 4 3 0 10 5  +5 2 4 1 6 5  +1

Last updated: 30 January 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHHAHAHAAAHAHAH
ResultDWDWDWDWWDDDLW
Position423111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

1 January 1998 Round 1 USM Alger 0–0 MC Alger Algiers
14:00 Djahnine  1'
Meftah  36'
Report[1] Fatahine  4'
Allouche  20'
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Zekrini, Mazari, Athamna
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Hamdani, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Khouni (Hamid Aït Belkacem), Djahnine, Smati, Zouani, Zekri - Coach Younes Ifticène
8 January 1998 Round 2 USM Alger 2–0 ES Sétif Bologhine
14:00 Zouani 66'
Hamdoud  66'
Zekri 88'
Meftah  85'
Report[2] Mehdaoui  31'
Bouzidi  48'
Debboucha  71'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Allazzoun, Bouayed, Tadji
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Hamdani, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Khouni (Hamid Aït Belkacem 46') Djahnine (Mehdaoui 79') Semati, Zekri, Réda Zouani - Coach Younes Ifticène
15 January 1998 Round 3 USM Blida 1–1 USM Alger Blida
14:00 Bilal Harkes 53' Khouni 35' Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
22 January 1998 Round 4 USM Alger 3–2 WA Boufarik Bologhine
14:00 Hamid Aït Belkacem 1'
Zekri 52'
Ghoul 59'
Hassab 71' (pen.)
Saib 87'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
26 February 1998 Round 5 JS Kabylie 0–0 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
14:00 Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
5 March 1998 Round 6 USM Alger 3–2 ES Mostaganem Bologhine
14:00 Khouni 7'
Ghoul 16'
Hamid Aït Belkacem 68'
Djender 44'
Merakchi 88'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
30 March 1998 Round 7 AS Aïn M'lila 1–1 USM Alger Aïn M'lila
14:00 Ghoul 45' (pen.) Stadium: Stade des Frères Demane-Debbih
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
17 April 1998 Round 8 MC Alger 0–1 USM Alger Algiers
14:00 Saïfi  87' Mehdaoui 31' (pen.)
Meftah  71'
Manga  75'
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Benchenâa, Chadli, Bourayou
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belemllat, Hamdoud, Ghoul (Mehdaoui 13'), Hamdani, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Hadj Adlane, Djahnine, Smati, Zouani (Zekri 67'), Maiga (Khouni 80') - Coach Younes Ifticène
11 May 1998 Round 9 ES Sétif 1–3 USM Alger Sétif
14:00 Rahmouni 23' Hadj Adlane 31'
Khouni 34'
Zouani 38'
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
18 May 1998 Round 10 USM Alger 1–1 USM Blida Bologhine
14:00 Abacha 10' Zeghdoud 63' (o.g.) Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
14 May 1998 Round 11 WA Boufarik 0–0 USM Alger Boufarik
14:00 Stadium: Stade Mohamed Reggaz
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
22 May 1998 Round 12 USM Alger 0–0 JS Kabylie Bologhine
14:00 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
28 May 1998 Round 13 ES Mostaganem 2–0 USM Alger Mostaganem
14:00 Lahmer
Diss
Meghni
Merakchi 56', 59' (pen.)
Sloukia
Djahnine
Hamdani
Khouni
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Bensaïd
Referee: Benchenâa, Chadli, Atrous
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Hamdoud (Zouani), Djahnine, Hamdani, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Dziri, Khouni, Sloukia, Hamid Aït Belkacem (Smati), Mehdaoui (Abacha) - Coach Younes Ifticène
11 June 1998 Round 14 USM Alger 1–0 AS Aïn M'lila Bologhine
14:00 Réda Zouani 10' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène

Championship final

29 June 1998 USM El Harrach 3–2 USM Alger Algiers
16:00 Kabri  15'
Benaissi  27'
Lounici  37'
Benaissi ?'
Diab 69'
Boutaleb 73' (pen.)
Ryad Benchikha 80'  81'
Report[3] Zouani 36'
Manga  37' 65'
Smati  58'
Zeghdoud 90'
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Zeghdoud, Hamdani (Tizarouine 87), Meftah, Hamdoud, Smati, Boumrar, Dziri, Djahnine (Mehdaoui 81), Zouani (Hadj Adlane 68), Manga - Coach Younes Ifticène

Algerian Cup

16 March 1998 Round of 64 WA Constantine 0–5 USM Alger Constantine
13:00 Report[4] Manga 36', 48'
Djahnine 44'
Hamdoud 57'
Hamid Aït Belkacem 68'
Stadium: Ramadan Ben-Abdelmalek Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Hamdoud, Hamid Aït Belkacem, Djahnine, Manga - Coach Younes Ifticène
26 March 1998 Round of 32 IRM Béchar 0–2 USM Alger Béchar
14:00 Hamdoud 30'
Meftah 83'
Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Younes Ifticène
13 April 1998 Round of 16 MO Constantine 2–0 USM Alger Constantine
14:30 Berrahou 4'
Soultani 75' (pen.)
Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Younes Ifticène

Algerian League Cup

2 October 1997 Round of 64 USM Alger 4–0 Hydra AC Bologhine
14:30 Marcel ?', ?' Report[5] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
6 October 1997 Round of 32 USM Alger 8–1 SKAF Khemis Miliana Bologhine
14:30 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
9 October 1997 Round of 16 USM Alger 1–1
(5–4 p)
RS Kouba Bologhine
14:30 Khaouni 33' Report[6] Ferroudj 56' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
16 October 1997 Quarter-finals USM Blida 1–0 USM Alger Blida
14:30 Zouani 62' Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, , , , , , , Hamid Aït Belkacem, Dziri, , Hadj Adlane - Coach Younes Ifticène

CAF Champions League

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RAC USM PRI ORL
Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 0–2 4–0 1–0
USM Alger 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 2–2 1–0 2–1
Primeiro de Agosto 6 3 1 2 7 9 2 10 1–1 2–1 2–1
Orlando Pirates 6 0 1 5 5 10 5 1 1–2 1–1 1–2
Source: rsssf.com
24 August 1997 Matchday 1 USM Alger 2–2 Raja Casablanca Algiers, Algeria
14:00 UTC+1 Hadj Adlane 17', 85'  30'
Zekri  59'
Nazir 39'
Fahmi 90+3'
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belgherbi, Djahnine, Hamdani, Meftah (Menad 78’), Ghoul, Hamdoud, Dziri, Zekri (Ait Belkacim 70’), Hadj Adlane, Mehdaoui (Marcel 51’), Smati - Coach Younes Ifticène
5 September 1997 Matchday 2 USM Alger 2–1 Orlando Pirates Algiers, Algeria
15:30 UTC+1 Ghoul 12' (pen.)
Hadj Adlane 47'
Report[7] Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , Meftah, Ghoul, Hamdoud, , , Djahnine, Dziri, Hadj Adlane, Zekri, - Coach Younes Ifticène
19 September 1997 Matchday 3 Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 USM Alger Luanda, Angola
16:00 UTC+1 Julião ?'
Kiss ?' (pen.)
Report[8] Zekri ?' Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela
Referee: Magassa Sidi Bekaye (Mali)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , Zekri, - Coach Younes Ifticène
12 October 1997 Matchday 4 Raja Casablanca 0–2 USM Alger Casablanca, Morocco
15:00 UTC+0 Bekkari  82' Report[9] Khelfouni  ?'
Hamdoud  38'
Ghoul  46'
Belmellat  64'
Dziri 68', 75'
Djahnine  90'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Meftah, Hamdoud, Hamdani, Ghoul, Marcel (Briki 89’), Dziri, Khelfouni (Ait Belkacim 74’), Djahnine, Hadj Adlane, Mehdaoui - Coach Younes Ifticène
25 October 1997 Matchday 5 Orlando Pirates 1–1 USM Alger Johannesburg, South Africa
14:00 UTC+2 Sikhosana  25'
Silent  51'
Andries Seboula 81'
Report[10] Hadj Adlane 17'
Dziri  86'
Stadium: FNB Stadium
Referee: Charles Massembi (Uganda)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Hamdani, Meftah, Boumrar, Hamdoud, Mehdaoui, Marcel (Zekri 42’), Smati, Dziri (c), Khelfouni, Hadj Adlane (Aït Belkacem 87’) - Coach Younes Ifticène
8 November 1997 Matchday 6 USM Alger 1–0 Primeiro de Agosto Algiers, Algeria
14:00 UTC+1 Dziri 28'
Zekri  ?'
?  ?' Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: ()
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, ?, ?, Hamdani, , Meftah , Ghoul , Djahnine , Hamdoud , Dziri , Zekri , Hadj Adlane - (Khouni ?’), (Menad ?’), (Smati ?’) - Coach Younes Ifticène

African Cup Winners' Cup

First Round

26 April 1998 First leg Ghapoha Readers 0–1 USM Alger Accra, Ghana
16:00 UTC+1 Report[11] Hamdoud 70' Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Referee: ? (Morocco)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
8 May 1998 Second leg USSM Alger 1–0 Ghapoha Readers Bologhine, Algeria
15:30 UTC+1 Zouani 84' Report[12] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Moussa Kayoté (Mali)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène

Squad information

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 1Algerian CupLeague CupCup Winners' CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  ALG Farid Belmellat 705000000020
GK  ALG Belgherbi 100000000010
DF  ALG Tarek Ghoul 503000000020
DF  ALG Mounir Zeghdoud 505000000000
DF  ALG Fayçal Hamdani 805000000030
DF  ALG Mahieddine Meftah 805000000030
DF  ALG Mohamed Hamdoud 805000000030
DF  ALG Abdelouahab Tizarouine 100+1000000000
DF  ALG Mohamed Briki 10000000000+10
MF  ALG Rachid Boumrar 201000000010
MF  ALG Farid Djahnine 705000000020
MF  ALG Nabil Mehdaoui 711+3100000030
MF  ALG Mohamed Abacha 100+1000000000
MF  ALG Samir Sloukia 101000000000
MF  ALG Billel Dziri 522000000032
MF  ALG Hamid Aït Belkacem 601+200000000+30
MF  ALG Sid Ahmed Marcel 30000000002+10
MF  ALG Mehdi Khelfouni 200000000020
FW  ALG Tarek Hadj Adlane 531+1000000033
FW  NGA Mohamed Manga 212100000000
FW  ALG Nacer Zekri 512+110000001+10
FW  ALG Réda Zouani 524+1200000000
FW  ALG Abdelmalek Khouni 403+1000000000
FW  ALG Djamel Menad 10000000000+10
FW  ALG Fouad Smati 704+1000000020

Last updated: 10 May 2001
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L 1 AC LC CL 1 CC 3 TOTAL
Tarek Hadj AdlaneFW20 ?406
Réda ZouaniFW40 ?015
Tarek GhoulDF30 ?104
Abdelmalek KhouniMF30 ?003
Billel DziriMF00 ?303
Mohamed MangaFW12 ?003
Nacer ZekriFW20 ?103
Hamid Aït BelkacemMF21 ?003
Mohamed HamdoudDF02 ?013
Mohamed AbachaMF10 ?001
Nabil MehdaouiFW10 ?001
Mahieddine MeftahDF01 ?001
Farid DjahnineMF01 ?001
Own Goals00 ?000
Totals187139249

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 1998.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
- GK Farid Belmellat (1970-10-18)18 October 1970 (aged 27) RC Kouba
Defenders
RB / CB Mohamed Hamdoud (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 21) Youth system
CB Mounir Zeghdoud (1970-11-18)18 November 1970 (aged 27) USM Aïn Beïda
LB / CB / RB Mahieddine Meftah (1968-09-25)25 September 1968 (aged 29) JS Kabylie
CB Fayçal Hamdani (C) (1970-07-13)13 July 1970 (aged 27) WA Boufarik
LB Tarek Ghoul (1975-01-06)6 January 1975 (aged 22) USM El Harrach
DF Abdelouahab Tizarouine (1971-11-11)11 November 1971 (aged 26) US Chaouia
Midfielders
CM Billel Dziri (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 25) NA Hussein Dey
MF Sid Ahmed Marcel
MF Mehdi Khelfouni (1976-02-14)14 February 1976 (aged 21)
MF Farid Djahnine (1976-08-16)16 August 1976 (aged 21) Youth system
MF Nabil Mehdaoui USMM Hadjout
MF Hamid Aït Belkacem
Forwards
FW Tarek Hadj Adlane (1965-01-11)11 January 1965 (aged 32) JS Kabylie
FW Nacer Zekri (1971-08-03)3 August 1971 (aged 26) NA Hussein Dey
FW Fouad Smati (1975-12-02)2 December 1975 (aged 22) Youth system
FW Abdelmalek Khouni (1969-12-23)23 December 1969 (aged 28) AS Aïn M'lila
FW Réda Zouani (1968-05-20)20 May 1968 (aged 29) USM Blida
FW Djamel Menad (1960-07-22)22 July 1960 (aged 37) JS Kabylie
FW Mohamed Manga (1977-03-30)30 March 1977 (aged 20)

References

  1. Résultat de la 1re journée du Championnat d'Algérie de football 1997-1998, Division 1 (poule B), paru dans "Le Matin", 7e année, no 1800 daté du Saturday 3 January 1997, page 12 et 13.
  2. Résultats de la 2e journée du Championnat d'Algérie de football 1997-1998 (poule B), Division 1, parus dans "Le Matin", 7e année, N° 1805 daté du Thursday date 8 January 1997, pages 12 et 13.
  3. Résultat de la finale championnat d'Algérie 1997-1998, paru dans "Le Matin", no 1948 daté du mardi 30 juin 1998, page 22; et El Watan daté du mardi 30 juin 1998, page 14.
  4. Résultats des 1/32 de finale paru dans le Soir d'Algérie du mercredi 18 mars 1998 page 10 et le quotidien d'Oran n° 978 du mardi 17 mars 1998 page 24.
  5. Résultat de la Premier tour (1/32) definale de Coupe de la Ligue d'Algérie de football 1997-1998, Coupe du 1er novembre , paru dans "Le Quotidien d'Oran", 3e année, N° 841 daté du Saturday 4 octobre 1997, page 23 et 24.
  6. Résultat de la Huitièmes de finale de Coupe de la Ligue d'Algérie de football 1997-1998, Coupe du 1er novembre , paru dans "El Khabar", 8e année, N° 847 daté du Saturday 11 octobre 1997, page 16 et 17.
  7. Résultat Phase de groups, Ligue des champions 1997, paru dans "El Khabar", 7e année, N° ?? daté du samedi 6 septembre 1997 pages 17.
  8. Résultat Phase de groups, Ligue des champions 1997, paru dans "El Khabar", 7e année, N° ?? daté du dimanche 21 septembre 1997 pages 24.
  9. Résultat Phase de groups, Ligue des champions 1997, paru dans "El Khabar", 8e année, N° 2092 daté du lundi 13 octobre 1997 pages 24.
  10. Résultat Phase de groups, Ligue des champions 1997, paru dans "El Khabar", 8e année, N° 2103 daté du dimanche 26 octobre 1997 pages 18.
  11. Résultat de la Huitièmes de finale de Coupe d'Afrique des vainqueurs de coupe de football 1998, match aller, paru dans "El Watan", du lundi 27 avril 1998, page 17.
  12. Résultat de la Huitièmes de finale de Coupe d'Afrique des vainqueurs de coupe de football 1998, match retour, paru dans "Le Matin", N° 1903 du samedi 9 mai 1998, page 13.
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